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Maduro rejects Panama’s offer of asylum and US guarantees in the midst of the crisis after the elections

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, rejected the asylum proposal of his counterpart from Panama, José Raúl Mulino, as well as the guarantees of the United States to solve the crisis after the presidential elections, whose official result ratified the Venezuelan president as the winner, an announcement that the largest opposition coalition considers fraudulent.

Through the state channel VTV, Maduro asked the president of Panama to govern his country and not pretend to do so in Venezuela, while he demanded respect from the United States.

“That the United States (…) is willing to give me anything, I am happy (…) I would ask him for respect for Venezuelan democracy; second wish, respect for the independence and stability of Venezuela; third wish, that we reach an agreement of understanding for 50 years where they stay where they are and let Venezuela be calm,” the president said.

On the other hand, Maduro said that Mulino sent him a message, after assuming the mandate, to “count on him” and to promise that relations between Venezuela and Panama would be resumed, but then the head of the U.S. Southern Command “visited him”, and after a meeting,” Maduro continued – “he left agitated” to convene a summit to deal with the post-election crisis in the Caribbean country.

“Unanimously, Latin America and the Caribbean said (to Mulino): ‘Who are you, compadre? You were wrong, you don’t have the power to convene a summit,” said the Venezuelan president.

However, last Thursday, Mulino reported that between six and seven presidents confirmed attendance at this meeting, while raising the possibility of it being done next week, when several leaders are going to coincide in the Dominican Republic in the swearing-in of Luis Abinader as re-elected president.

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Maduro warned Mulino that “whoever messes with Venezuela dries up” and “goes badly,” after the president of Panama proposed the summit to “rehearse more actions that support the democracy and popular will” of the Caribbean country.

Both Panama and the United States do not recognize the results announced by the Venezuelan electoral body and said that the winner of the presidential elections is the standard-bearer of the largest opposition coalition, Edmundo González Urrutia, who gathered “83.5%” of the electoral records that – he assures – demonstrate his triumph, something that Maduro considers as “forged documents.”

International

Man arrested after deliberately driving into seven children in Osaka

Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after he rammed his car into a group of seven schoolchildren in an apparent deliberate attack in the city of Osaka.

The children, who were on their way home from school, sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital. All seven remained conscious, according to local authorities.

An Osaka police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Tokyo. The officer shared statements the man made after his arrest: “I was fed up with everything, so I decided to kill people by driving into several elementary school children,” the suspect reportedly said.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The injured children, aged between seven and eight, included a seven-year-old girl who suffered a fractured jaw. The six other children—all boys—suffered minor injuries such as bruises and scratches and were undergoing medical evaluation.

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Witnesses described the car as “zigzagging” before hitting the children. One witness told Nippon TV that a girl was “covered in blood” and the others appeared to have scratches.

Another witness said the driver, who was wearing a face mask, looked to be in shock when school staff pulled him from the vehicle.

Violent crimes are rare in Japan, though serious incidents do occur from time to time. In 2008, Tomohiro Kato drove a two-ton truck into pedestrians in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, then fatally stabbed several victims. Seven people were killed in that attack.

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Clashes erupt during may day protests across France amid calls for better wages

May Day protests in France were marked by a heavy police presence and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement in several cities.

In Paris, Lyon, and Nantes, thousands took to the streets to demand better wages, fairer working conditions, and to voice their dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron’s government.

While the majority of the demonstrations remained peaceful, isolated confrontations broke out in some areas. Protesters threw objects at the police, prompting the use of tear gas and resulting in several arrests.

Videos showing police crackdowns circulated widely on social media, drawing criticism from labor unions and human rights advocates, who denounced the authorities’ response to the protests.

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Kristi Noem credits Trump for mass migrant deportations by mexican president

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem claimed that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has deported “more than half a million” migrants due to pressure from former President Donald Trump.

During a cabinet meeting highlighting the “achievements” of Trump’s administration in its first 100 days, Noem asserted that under the Republican leader’s influence, “Mexico has finally come to the table” to negotiate on migration and fentanyl trafficking.

“The president of Mexico told me she has returned just over half a million people before they reached our border,” Noem stated, criticizing media reports that suggest the Biden administration deported more migrants than Trump’s.

“I wish those deportations were counted,” Noem added, “because those people never made it to our border—she sent them back because you made her.” She went on to thank Trump: “They never made it here because they got the message—because you were so aggressive.”

Noem has made controversial claims about Sheinbaum in the past, prompting the Mexican leader to refute them.

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On April 1, Sheinbaum responded to one such statement by declaring, “The president answers to only one authority, and that is the people of Mexico,” after Noem said on Fox News that she gave Sheinbaum “a list of things Trump would like to see” and that Mexico’s actions would determine whether Trump granted tariff relief.